Why? You dump your coach in search of a new one to up the play of your so 'superstar' point guard, and now you're in pursuit of a coach whose system is built on traditional, non-scoring, non-aggressive point guard play?

I'd suspect we are going to hear a lot of how interested he is and how possible he is even if it's not possible (which we don't know). Remember the Dwightmare? The Nets love to leak how they are about to do something. Dwight was imminent 2,050 times, every time from the Nets side.

How reluctant is Phil Jackson to coach again in the NBA, specifically for the Brooklyn Nets? Several news outlets are reporting that the 11-time champion is the Nets' top choice ... and that he's "intrigued" by the prospect.

Even after Jackson's representative, Todd Musburger, came out and told David Aldridge that he had no interest in coaching the Nets "at this moment," there still remains buzz about the Nets pursuing Jackson -- thanks to the "not at this time" closer in his statement.

Now, according to Marc Stein and Chris Broussard, the Nets could be willing to meet Jackson's demands, in terms of salary and position within the team.

Sam Amick also reported that the Nets are not deterred by comments from Jackson's agent. Amick wrote, "One of the people with knowledge of the Nets' plans said of the Musburger statement, 'I wouldn't read much into that'."

Ken Berger writes Jackson, the 11-time champion coach, is "intrigued by the prospect and would be interested in exploring the possibility of coaching the Brooklyn franchise. "For sure," is how "a person with knowledge of his thinking" described Jackson's interest to Berger Thursday night.

Perhaps more significantly, Charley Rosen, one of Jackson's oldest friends, wrote Thursday...

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There are several reasons why Jackson could enjoy coaching the Nets and — sooner rather than later — mold them into legitimate championship contenders, the most critical being that the current roster is almost a perfect fit for the triangle.

Nets get Tyreke Evans, John Salmons, and Francisco Garcia (expirer) and the Kings get Deron Williams.

The Kings get a franchise player in Williams to carry that team, while the Nets get Evans to run in Jackson's triangle offense. Salmons is a backup, and Garcia can be traded or simply released at the end of the season.